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Special to The Colorado Sun
The legislature embraced state protections for kids with disabilities but shot down measures that would expand rental housing for educators, explore ways to cut testing hours and create state rules for new federal program.
The Revolving Door Project
Melanie Asmar
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Chalkbeat
Eric Odell
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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Boulder County Farmers Market
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Holland Andringa/KUNCAfter this warm, dry winter and spring, the trees in your yard may need a little help right now – even if they’re not showing visible signs of stress. Hear tips on how to keep your trees healthy, and what to plant if you’re thinking about adding new trees to your landscape. Advice from a tree expert with the CSU Extension. -
Nolan Bonnie/Courtesy Orit Peleg / CU BoulderIt’s one of the mysteries of the insect world. How, and why, do fireflies seem to shine their lights in sync with one another? To find the answer, a pair of computer scientists from CU Boulder recently spent time studying swarms of fireflies in a swamp. And they say what they learned may eventually help robots work together more effectively.
Colorado News
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Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, making her eligible for parole on June 1, 2026. -
GOP gubernatorial candidates state Rep. Scott Bottoms and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer faced off in their first televised debate. -
The Colorado Sun and Colorado Capitol News Alliance parsed through nearly 650 pieces of legislation debated in the legislature this year to find the ones that will most directly impact people’s lives — or would have had they passed. -
Today, the market hosts 130 vendors. The vast majority of those vendors, 91%, are from Larimer and Weld counties. -
Another provision in House Bill 1113, a major elections bill headed to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk, would let the governor declare a disaster emergency if there is a major election disruption. -
House Bills 1221 and 1222 were killed in the Senate Finance Committee on Monday at their sponsors’ request in response to a veto threat from Gov. Jared Polis.
Mountain West News
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The Wilderness Act prohibits motorized vehicles and equipment to protect places “untrammeled by man” and to preserve “solitude.” -
Utilities across the West are launching a new regional energy market designed to help them buy and share power a full day before it’s needed — an effort supporters say could lower costs, improve reliability and make it easier to move renewable energy across state lines. -
Airports across the Mountain West are dominating a new ranking of the most turbulent in the United States, underscoring how the region’s mountainous terrain shapes flight conditions. -
Visits dropped about 8% in Colorado in the first year after wildfires. But recreation stayed flat or even increased after low-intensity prescribed fires. -
The program is already removing migration barriers on private land in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. Now, it’s coming to Utah. -
They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states.
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